| Played in New York, NJ, weather: 57 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind. |
| Tampa Bay won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Frank Corral kicked off 60 yards from the NYJ30. Virgil Livers returned the ball 28 yards to the TBY38. Tackled by Francis Hartings. |
| 1-10-TBY38 (1Q: 14:41) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Larry Brown for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Lucious Smith. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Brown gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-4-TBY44 (1Q: 14:06) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Engler. |
| 3-5-TBY43 (1Q: 13:41) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. S Ike Thomas defended the pass. |
| 4-5-TBY43 (1Q: 13:37) Max Runager punted 53 yards. The ball was downed at the NYJ04. PENALTY: New York was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (1Q: 13:28) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NYJ42 (1Q: 12:57) Chuck Fusina pass completed to TE Jim Mitchell for 11 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 1-10-NYJ31 (1Q: 12:20) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 8 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ike Thomas. Mucker gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-2-NYJ23 (1Q: 11:49) Billy Sims ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Ron Carpenter. |
| 3-1-NYJ22 (1Q: 11:27) Billy Sims ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair, assisted by S Lenny Richard. |
| 4-2-NYJ23 (1Q: 10:41) Mike Lansford attempted a 40 yard field goal and missed wide to the left. |
| 1-10-NYJ30 (1Q: 10:36) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-NYJ35 (1Q: 10:31) Karl Farmer ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 2-3-NYJ37 (1Q: 10:06) Ottis Anderson ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-4-NYJ36 (1Q: 09:26) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 16 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Vehar gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (1Q: 08:48) Joe Namath pass completed to RB Ottis Anderson for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| 2-6-TBY44 (1Q: 08:07) Broadway Joe Namath pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 22 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by S Doug Jones. Vehar gained 11 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY22 (1Q: 07:32) Hank Bauer ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Chris Fletcher, assisted by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 2-7-TBY19 (1Q: 06:57) Broadway Joe Namath sacked by DT Carl Barzilauskas for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Mitch Thornton. |
| 3-12-TBY24 (1Q: 06:25) Joe Namath pass was dropped by TE Robin Earl. |
| 4-12-TBY24 (1Q: 06:18) Frank Corral attempted a 41 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 3, Tampa Bay 0 |
| (1Q: 06:10) Frank Corral kicked off 49 yards from the NYJ30. Chris Fletcher returned the ball 56 yards to the NYJ23. Tackled by Ken Geddes. |
| 1-10-NYJ23 (1Q: 05:43) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Lewis gained 8 yards after the catch. Tampa Bay 6, New York 3 |
| (1Q: 05:43) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. Tampa Bay 7, New York 3 |
| (1Q: 05:29) Mike Lansford kicked off 71 yards from the TBY30. Hank Bauer returned the ball 21 yards to the NYJ20. Tackled by Mike McGraw. |
| 1-10-NYJ20 (1Q: 04:55) Joe Namath pass completed to RB Hank Bauer for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso, assisted by OLB Sammy Everett. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NYJ23 (1Q: 04:19) Joe Namath pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Andrew Rozanski. CB Stanley Doebert defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-7-NYJ23 (1Q: 04:07) Broadway Joe Namath pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert. |
| 4-2-NYJ28 (1Q: 03:37) Johnny Evans punted 49 yards. Chris Fletcher returned the kick 6 yards to the TBY29. Tackled by Mike Engler. |
| 1-10-TBY29 (1Q: 03:26) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Jack Dolbin for 14 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Dolbin gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY43 (1Q: 02:46) Chuck Fusina pass was dropped by WR Lam Jones. |
| 2-10-TBY43 (1Q: 02:38) Billy Sims ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard, assisted by OLB Ken Geddes. |
| 3-6-TBY47 (1Q: 02:05) Paul Hofer ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 4-6-TBY47 (1Q: 01:41) Max Runager punted 48 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the NYJ05. |
| 1-10-NYJ05 (1Q: 01:34) Ottis Anderson ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-6-NYJ09 (1Q: 00:55) Ottis Anderson ran inside the right guard for -3 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 3-9-NYJ06 (1Q: 00:17) Joe Namath pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Don Bass. DE Julius Adams blocked the pass. |
| 4-9-NYJ06 (1Q: 00:13) Johnny Evans punted 46 yards. Virgil Livers called for a fair catch at the TBY48. |
| 1-10-TBY48 (1Q: 00:04) Billy Sims ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-8-NYJ50 (2Q: 15:00) Chuck Fusina pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 31 yards. Tackled by CB Earlie Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jones gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-TBY40 (2Q: 14:48) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. DE Mat Mendenhall hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-18-TBY40 (2Q: 14:41) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. OLB Jeff Barnes defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-18-TBY40 (2Q: 14:32) Max Runager punted 33 yards. Terry Carrol returned the kick 3 yards to the NYJ30. Tackled by Tommy Marvaso. |
| 1-10-NYJ30 (2Q: 14:21) Ottis Anderson ran around left end for 70 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Todd Watkins. New York 9, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 14:21) Extra point by Frank Corral was good. New York 10, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 14:04) Frank Corral kicked off 77 yards from the NYJ30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-TBY20 (2Q: 14:04) Paul Hofer ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Ron Carpenter. |
| 2-6-TBY24 (2Q: 13:26) Chuck Fusina pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Timmy Newsome. |
| 3-6-TBY24 (2Q: 13:21) Chuck Fusina pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Mucker. ILB Jim LeClair defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-TBY24 (2Q: 13:15) Max Runager punted 46 yards. Hank Bauer returned the kick 2 yards to the NYJ32. Tackled by Tommy Marvaso. |
| 1-10-NYJ32 (2Q: 13:04) Ottis Anderson ran inside the left guard for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike McGraw, assisted by S Doug Jones. Key block delivered by Todd Watkins. |
| 1-10-NYJ43 (2Q: 12:23) Joe Namath pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. |
| 2-10-NYJ43 (2Q: 12:14) Joe Namath pass completed to WR Andrew Rozanski for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 3-2-TBY49 (2Q: 11:39) Broadway Joe Namath pass completed to WR Andrew Rozanski for 16 yards. Tackled by OLB Steve Kiner. Rozanski gained 7 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (2Q: 10:51) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. |
| 2-10-TBY33 (2Q: 10:14) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Andrew Rozanski for 24 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso, assisted by S Doug Jones. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-9-TBY09 (2Q: 09:29) Hank Bauer ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach, assisted by DT Phil Murphy. Key block delivered by Mike Wilson. |
| 2-1-TBY01 (2Q: 09:01) Hank Bauer ran inside the right guard for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by John Hicks. New York 16, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 09:01) Extra point by Frank Corral was good. New York 17, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 08:55) Frank Corral kicked off 70 yards from the NYJ30. Chris Fletcher returned the ball 21 yards to the TBY21. Tackled by Mike Cobb. |
| 1-10-TBY21 (2Q: 08:25) Timmy Newsome ran a draw inside the right guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Hawkins. PENALTY: New York was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-TBY26 (2Q: 08:19) Dennis McKenzie sacked by DE Ron Carpenter for a loss of 3 yards. Sack allowed by Jim Nicholson. |
| 2-8-TBY23 (2Q: 07:51) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Earlie Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Givens gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY32 (2Q: 07:27) Dennis McKenzie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Lam Jones. S Lenny Richard knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 2-10-TBY32 (2Q: 07:16) Paul Hofer ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Jim LeClair. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-20-TBY22 (2Q: 07:07) Dennis McKenzie sacked by OLB Mike Hawkins for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Russ Washington. |
| 3-27-TBY15 (2Q: 06:29) Paul Hofer ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Jeff Barnes. |
| 4-22-TBY20 (2Q: 05:56) Max Runager punted 59 yards. Hank Bauer returned the kick 8 yards to the NYJ29. PENALTY: New York was called for Holding on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-NYJ17 (2Q: 05:46) Hank Bauer ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by S Tommy Marvaso. |
| 2-9-NYJ18 (2Q: 05:19) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke, assisted by S Doug Jones. Farmer gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-NYJ32 (2Q: 04:31) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Terry Carrol for 3 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-NYJ35 (2Q: 04:06) Ottis Anderson ran around the left tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas. |
| 3-11-NYJ31 (2Q: 03:38) Matt Cavanaugh scrambled for 4 yards. Tackled by S Tommy Marvaso. |
| 4-7-NYJ35 (2Q: 03:12) Johnny Evans punted 60 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY05. |
| 1-10-TBY05 (2Q: 03:02) Dennis McKenzie pass was dropped by WR Frank Lewis. |
| 2-10-TBY05 (2Q: 02:52) Paul Hofer ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 3-7-TBY08 (2Q: 02:09) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Antonio Dodge. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-4-TBY11 (2Q: 02:00) Max Runager punted 41 yards. Hank Bauer called for a fair catch at the NYJ48. |
| 1-10-NYJ48 (2Q: 01:49) Matt Cavanaugh pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Andrew Rozanski. DE Ernie Dodge blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-NYJ48 (2Q: 01:42) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 13 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy. Key block delivered by Mitch Thornton. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (2Q: 01:20) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 39 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Farmer gained 29 yards after the catch. New York 23, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 01:20) Extra point by Frank Corral was good. New York 24, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (2Q: 01:03) Frank Corral kicked off 56 yards from the NYJ30. Virgil Livers returned the ball 17 yards to the TBY31. Tackled by Terry Carrol. |
| 1-10-TBY31 (2Q: 00:55) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown, assisted by DE Ron Carpenter. |
| 2-10-TBY31 (2Q: 00:34) Paul Hofer ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Mat Mendenhall. |
| New York called a time out. |
| 3-6-TBY35 (2Q: 00:27) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 48 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Lewis gained 30 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NYJ17 (2Q: 00:05) Mike Lansford attempted a 34 yard field goal and it was blocked by Mat Mendenhall. NYJ Mat Mendenhall recovered the ball at the NYJ27 and returned it 4 yards. You can blame the block on a bad snap from center. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 73 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NYJ20 (3Q: 15:00) PENALTY: New York was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-NYJ15 (3Q: 14:53) Matt Cavanaugh pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Marco Vehar. |
| 2-15-NYJ15 (3Q: 14:47) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Andrew Rozanski for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Jim Stienke. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 3-4-NYJ26 (3Q: 14:07) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to RB Ottis Anderson for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Carl Gersbach. |
| 4-6-NYJ24 (3Q: 13:29) Johnny Evans punted 50 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the TBY26. |
| 1-10-TBY26 (3Q: 13:18) Billy Sims ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Horace Jones. |
| 2-6-TBY30 (3Q: 12:46) Paul Hofer ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Ike Thomas. |
| 3-2-TBY34 (3Q: 12:06) Dennis McKenzie pass was intended for WR Lam Jones and was intercepted by DT Rush Brown at the TBY40. The interception was returned 12 yards. Tackled by Lam Jones. |
| 1-10-TBY28 (3Q: 11:58) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to FB Jim Otis for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell. Otis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-TBY24 (3Q: 11:10) Matt Cavanaugh pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Marco Vehar. DE Julius Adams hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-TBY24 (3Q: 10:58) Ottis Anderson ran around the left tackle for 24 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Keith Eck. New York 30, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (3Q: 10:58) Extra point by Frank Corral was good. New York 31, Tampa Bay 7 |
| (3Q: 10:45) Frank Corral kicked off 61 yards from the NYJ30. Virgil Livers returned the ball 37 yards to the TBY46. Tackled by Ken Geddes. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (3Q: 10:25) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 3 yards. Tackled by S Cedric Brown. |
| 2-7-TBY49 (3Q: 10:03) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Hawkins, assisted by DE Horace Jones. Givens gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-12-TBY44 (3Q: 09:54) Dennis McKenzie pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. CB Earlie Thomas defended the pass. |
| 3-12-TBY44 (3Q: 09:48) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 16 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Mucker gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-NYJ40 (3Q: 09:16) Dennis McKenzie pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Barty Smith. OLB Jeff Barnes defended the pass. |
| 2-10-NYJ40 (3Q: 09:09) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Hawkins. |
| 3-8-NYJ38 (3Q: 08:21) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Earlie Thomas. |
| 4-3-NYJ33 (3Q: 07:36) Mike Lansford attempted a 50 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 31, Tampa Bay 10 |
| (3Q: 07:31) Mike Lansford kicked off 64 yards from the TBY30. Karl Farmer returned the ball 22 yards to the NYJ28. Tackled by Stanley Doebert. |
| 1-10-NYJ28 (3Q: 06:59) Hank Bauer ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones, assisted by CB Virgil Livers. |
| 2-11-NYJ27 (3Q: 06:21) Matt Cavanaugh pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Don Bass. CB Everett Allen defended the pass. |
| 3-11-NYJ27 (3Q: 06:16) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 0 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by CB Everett Allen. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-11-NYJ27 (3Q: 05:47) Johnny Evans punted 44 yards. Virgil Livers returned the kick 4 yards to the TBY33. Tackled by Ken Geddes. |
| 1-10-TBY33 (3Q: 05:40) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Lam Jones for 9 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. Jones gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-1-TBY42 (3Q: 05:11) Billy Sims ran inside the right guard for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Gerald Irons, assisted by ILB Jim LeClair. |
| 3-2-TBY41 (3Q: 04:28) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by DE Mat Mendenhall. Lewis gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY45 (3Q: 04:02) PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-TBY40 (3Q: 03:55) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Lucious Smith. Mucker gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-3-NYJ48 (3Q: 03:15) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 26 yards. Tackled by CB Earlie Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NYJ22 (3Q: 02:49) Dennis McKenzie pass was dropped by WR Larry Mucker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NYJ22 (3Q: 02:43) Barty Smith ran inside the right tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by DE Fred Smerlas, assisted by ILB Dan Bunz. Key block delivered by Revie Sorey. |
| 3-1-NYJ13 (3Q: 02:02) Dennis McKenzie pass completed to FB Barty Smith for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Rush Brown. Smith gained 4 yards after the catch. Tampa Bay's Dennis McKenzie was hurt on the play. |
| 1-5-NYJ05 (3Q: 01:23) Vince Ferragamo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Mucker. S Lenny Richard knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-NYJ05 (3Q: 01:16) Vince Ferragamo pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Jim Mitchell. OLB Mike Engler defended the pass. |
| 3-5-NYJ05 (3Q: 01:10) Vince Ferragamo pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! New York 31, Tampa Bay 16 |
| (3Q: 01:10) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. New York 31, Tampa Bay 17 |
| (3Q: 01:00) Mike Lansford kicked off 65 yards from the TBY30. Karl Farmer returned the ball 20 yards to the NYJ25. Tackled by Doug Jones. |
| 1-10-NYJ25 (3Q: 00:37) Ottis Anderson ran around the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy, assisted by DT Carl Barzilauskas. |
| 2-9-NYJ26 (3Q: 00:10) Ottis Anderson ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB James Harrell, assisted by OLB Mike McGraw. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 3-9-NYJ26 (4Q: 15:00) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 33 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Farmer gained 10 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY41 (4Q: 14:22) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Marco Vehar for 17 yards. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. Vehar gained 3 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Tampa Bay was called for Too Many Men on the Field. The penalty was declined. |
| 1-10-TBY24 (4Q: 14:16) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 10 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Broderick Kimsey. Farmer gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-TBY14 (4Q: 13:52) Hank Bauer ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. |
| 2-8-TBY12 (4Q: 13:16) Matt Cavanaugh pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Marco Vehar. |
| 3-8-TBY12 (4Q: 13:12) Matt Cavanaugh pass completed to WR Karl Farmer for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Julius Adams. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 4-1-TBY05 (4Q: 12:47) Frank Corral attempted a 22 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 34, Tampa Bay 17 |
| (4Q: 12:42) Frank Corral kicked off 66 yards from the NYJ30. Chris Fletcher returned the ball 35 yards to the TBY39. Tackled by Mike Engler. |
| 1-10-TBY39 (4Q: 12:20) Vince Ferragamo pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Earlie Thomas. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NYJ50 (4Q: 11:40) Vince Ferragamo pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 6 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 2-4-NYJ44 (4Q: 11:02) Vince Ferragamo pass completed to TE Larry Brown for 11 yards. Tackled by S Lenny Richard. |
| 1-10-NYJ33 (4Q: 10:19) Vince Ferragamo pass completed to RB Billy Sims for 6 yards. Tackled by OLB Ken Geddes. Sims gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 2-4-NYJ27 (4Q: 09:56) Paul Hofer ran inside the right guard for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Earlie Thomas. Key block delivered by Charles Goodrum. |
| 1-10-NYJ14 (4Q: 09:25) Vince Ferragamo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Frank Lewis. DT Rush Brown hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NYJ14 (4Q: 09:20) Vince Ferragamo pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Billy Sims. CB Lucious Smith knocked the ball out of his grasp. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-NYJ14 (4Q: 09:16) Vince Ferragamo pass was dropped by WR Larry Mucker. The defense looked very familiar with that play. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-NYJ14 (4Q: 09:12) Mike Lansford attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 34, Tampa Bay 20 |
| (4Q: 09:07) Mike Lansford kicked off 57 yards from the TBY30. Hank Bauer returned the ball 19 yards to the NYJ32. Tackled by Doug Jones. |
| 1-10-NYJ32 (4Q: 08:49) Hank Bauer ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy, assisted by S Tommy Marvaso. |
| 2-7-NYJ35 (4Q: 08:07) Matt Cavanaugh pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Karl Farmer. DT Phil Murphy blocked the pass. |
| 3-7-NYJ35 (4Q: 08:00) Matt Cavanaugh pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Andrew Rozanski. OLB Sammy Everett blocked the pass. |
| 4-7-NYJ35 (4Q: 07:53) Johnny Evans punted 42 yards. Virgil Livers called for a fair catch at the TBY23. |
| 1-10-TBY23 (4Q: 07:46) Paul Hofer ran around right end for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Mike Engler, assisted by CB Lucious Smith. |
| 2-6-TBY27 (4Q: 07:10) Vince Ferragamo pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Dan Bunz. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (4Q: 06:40) Vince Ferragamo scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Lucious Smith. The ball was fumbled and recovered by NYJ Ike Thomas on the TBY37. |
| 1-10-TBY37 (4Q: 06:28) Ottis Anderson ran around the left tackle for 18 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. Key block delivered by Kurt Schumacher. |
| 1-10-TBY19 (4Q: 05:42) Hank Bauer ran around left end for 14 yards. Tackled by CB Stanley Doebert. Key block delivered by Todd Watkins. |
| 1-5-TBY05 (4Q: 04:58) Hank Bauer ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by S Doug Jones. |
| 2-1-TBY01 (4Q: 04:12) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Mike Wilson. PENALTY: New York was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-11-TBY11 (4Q: 04:05) Ottis Anderson ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Phil Murphy. OLB Broderick Kimsey crushed Rod Walters to wreck the play. |
| 3-8-TBY08 (4Q: 03:20) Ottis Anderson ran around right end for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Carl Barzilauskas, assisted by OLB Broderick Kimsey. |
| 4-1-TBY01 (4Q: 02:32) Frank Corral attempted a 18 yard field goal and succeeded. New York 37, Tampa Bay 20 |
| (4Q: 02:24) Frank Corral kicked off 58 yards from the NYJ30. Virgil Livers returned the ball 22 yards to the TBY34. Tackled by Ken Geddes. |
| 1-10-TBY34 (4Q: 02:18) Vince Ferragamo pass completed to RB Paul Hofer for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Antonio Dodge. Hofer gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-3-TBY41 (4Q: 02:00) Vince Ferragamo pass was thrown incomplete, intended for RB Billy Sims. PENALTY: New York was called for Offsides. |
| 1-10-TBY46 (4Q: 02:00) Vince Ferragamo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Givens. DE Ron Carpenter hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-TBY46 (4Q: 01:51) Vince Ferragamo pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Larry Mucker. CB Antonio Dodge knocked the ball out of his grasp. PENALTY: New York was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-NYJ49 (4Q: 01:43) Vince Ferragamo pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 20 yards. Tackled by CB Lucious Smith. Givens gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-NYJ29 (4Q: 01:21) Vince Ferragamo pass completed to WR Frank Lewis for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Jeff Barnes. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-NYJ18 (4Q: 00:59) Vince Ferragamo pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Larry Mucker. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-10-NYJ18 (4Q: 00:53) Vince Ferragamo pass completed to WR Larry Mucker for 18 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Mucker gained 7 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. New York 37, Tampa Bay 26 |
| (4Q: 00:53) Extra point by Mike Lansford was good. New York 37, Tampa Bay 27 |
| (4Q: 00:47) Mike Lansford kicked off 75 yards from the TBY30. Touchback. |
| 1-10-NYJ20 (4Q: 00:47) Ottis Anderson ran around the left tackle for 9 yards. Tackled by S Billy Thompson, assisted by DE Ernie Dodge. Key block delivered by Mike Wilson. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-1-NYJ29 (4Q: 00:37) Ottis Anderson ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Sammy Everett, assisted by ILB Carl Gersbach. Key block delivered by Todd Watkins. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 1-10-NYJ34 (4Q: 00:28) Matt Cavanaugh dropped to one knee for -2 yards. |
| Tampa Bay called a time out. |
| 2-12-NYJ32 (4Q: 00:17) Matt Cavanaugh dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Final Score: New York Jets 37, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 |